2017年CRI China Construction America building bridges in the U.S.

 

Reporters: Yang Yong and Wang Xiaoyu

China Construction America, also known as CCA, is a Chinese invested company. This firm has acclimated¹ the contruction industry in America. Its secret to success is localization. Listen to the show and find out more.

The Pulaski Skyway in New Jersey² [Photo: Bing.com]

The Pulaski Skyway is a landmark³ in New Jersey, northwestern state of United States. Opened in 1932, this skyway was known as one of the most unreliable roads in United States because the traffic congestion⁴ and the functionally⁵ flawed, obsolete⁶ design. In 2013, as one of the contractors⁸ in Pulaski Skyway rehabilitation⁹ program, China Construction American, also called CCA, started to replace the deck on northbound and southbound roads of skyway.

It is not the first time that CCA garnered¹⁰ public attention as a construction contractor⁷; they played an important role in the construction of the Fulton Center in New York, the Yankee Stadium train station and other awarded projects in the United States.

The Pulaski program is not an easy job because the state government of New Jersey required that protection protocal be put into place for the historical features of the 85 years old skyway. In addition, daily transportation is also not allowed to be disrupted. Monica Lopez, project engineer from CCA, says the environment around the skyway is very complicated.

"You are building a deck on the old bridge, on old steel, so you have careful with these steels, so you have to come up with methods, to make sure you don't damage these steels. You know, you have to mind of where you are, there are a lot of coble arch around you, you have to make sure you have come up with laying, to not to hurt public and doing it. It is just not an easy job."

The Fulton Center in New York City [Photo: Xinhua]

CCA has been in the American construction industry for over 32 years. It is clear that industry needs investment, and as an experienced contractor, its business volume has now already hit 2 billion US dollars. It ranks No. 32 among construction contractors operating in the United States. Its financial resources gave the firm a crucial advantage when it competed for the contract of the Pulaski program.

James Simpson from CCA's board of directors says besides the huge financial resources, the strongest feature of CCA is localization.

"We made this huge investment here, we are buying local, we are hiring local, we are making the market more efficient, because of this true competition, those all benefits the United States. And addition to that, probably, all the money that makes here stays here, because you are returning it in terms of salaries to employees, and if you have a little bit of profit, you probably will reinvest it. So in terms of instruction, it is good for America."

Over the past decade, the company has witnessed more than 40 percent annual growth rate. It benefits hundreds of sub-contractors and construction materials suppliers, pays more than ten millions taxes to US government, and has created thousands of jobs in US throughout its development.

Project engineer Monica says CCA is just like any other American company.

"I like working for Chinese Construction company, I don't see any difference than working in a US company, they have the same goals, they want to build quality products, with quality people, and efficiently¹¹ and safely."

The construction industry in the US is famous for strict specification¹², and fierce competition. To survive in this market, CCA bonds itself with the whole industry and has built an ecosystem¹³ to benefit all party members in this system. These mutual¹⁴ benefits have motivated the firm to continue to strive for success.

1 acclimated   

v.使适应新环境，使服水土服水土，适应( acclimate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The rice has been acclimated in this area. 水稻已能适应这一地区的环境。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Have you become acclimated to Taiwan yet? 你已适应台湾的环境了吗？ 来自辞典例句

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 landmark   

n.陆标，划时代的事，地界标

参考例句：

• The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
• The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。

4 congestion   

n.阻塞，消化不良

参考例句：

• The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
• Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

5 functionally   

adv.机能上地，官能地

参考例句：

• Objective To explore occlusion reconstruction by computer aided design (CAD) with functionally-generated pathway (FGP). 目的探索借助功能性？记录(functionally-generated pathway,FGP)技术进行口腔固定修复体计算机辅助设计(Computer aided Design,CAD)生理性建？的方法。 来自互联网
• In this respect, the proceeding was functionally similar to a comparative licensing adjudication. 在这一点上，手续在作用上即类似于比较许可证发放的裁断。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

6 obsolete   

adj.已废弃的，过时的

参考例句：

• These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。
• They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。

7 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

8 contractors   

n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

10 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

11 efficiently   

adv.高效率地，有能力地

参考例句：

• The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
• Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。

12 specification   

n.详述；[常pl.]规格，说明书，规范

参考例句：

• I want to know his specification of details.我想知道他对细节的详述。
• Examination confirmed that the quality of the products was up to specification.经检查，产品质量合格。

13 ecosystem   

n.生态系统

参考例句：

• This destroyed the ecosystem of the island.这样破坏了岛上的生态系统。
• We all have an interest in maintaining the integrity of the ecosystem.维持生态系统的完整是我们共同的利益。

14 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。